Heavy rain in a single day brings over 20 cm of rainfall to a few locations in Telangana

Telangana is grappling with intense rainfall because the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasts heavy downpours throughout the state for the following three days. Overnight rain drenched a number of districts, with three areas recording over 20 centimetres of rainfall, in keeping with knowledge from the Telangana Development Planning Society (TGDPS).

Also learn: India monsoon rains updates on August 13, 2025

Between 8:30 a.m. on August 12 and eight a.m. on August 13, Kannepalli in Mancherial district noticed the best rainfall at 23.3 cm adopted by 22.6 cm in Bheemini (Mancherial), 22 cm in Rebbena (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), 18.2 cm in Tandur (Mancherial), 18 cm in Chityal (Jayashankar Bhupalpally), 16.4 cm in Mangapet (Mulugu), 14.6 cm in Nennel (Mancherial), 14.3 cm in Ginnedari (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), 13.8 cm in Jambuga (Kumaram Bheem Asifabad), 13.7 cm in Jankapur (Mancherial) and 13.3 cm in Regonda (Jayashankar Bhupalpally).

The IMD for Wednesday (August 13, 2025) has issued a pink alert in Hanumakonda, Jangaon, Mahabubabad, Warangal and Yadadri Bhongir districts.

In distinction, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) limits noticed minimal in a single day rainfall with Chandrayangutta recording 2.8 cm rainfall adopted by 1.5 cm in Falaknuma, 1.4 cm in Borabanda, 1.4 cm in Chandanagar, 1.2 cm in Charminar, 1.1 cm in Jubilee Hills and 1.1 cm in Serilingampally.

For Hyderabad and surrounding areas, the IMD has issued an orange alert warning of reasonable to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with intense spells at instances accompanied with gusty winds. 

In response to the extreme climate, Telangana Health Minister C. Damodar Raja Narasimha held a teleconference with senior well being officers on Wednesday (August 13, 2025) morning, directing them to stay vigilant. He instructed hospital superintendents, medical officers, medical doctors, and help employees to cancel all holidays and guarantee round the clock availability. The minister highlighted the necessity for speedy medical care, significantly for pregnant girls nearing supply, who must be shifted to hospital beginning ready rooms for correct care.

Ambulances and 102 emergency autos should stay on standby with drivers and EMTs accessible 24/7. Hospitals have been directed to stop energy outages by protecting backup turbines prepared and electricians on-site. Measures to stop water ingress and accumulation in hospital premises have been additionally mandated, he mentioned.